Adobe Illustrator Visual QuickStart Guide

11. Adding and Customizing Text

In This Chapter

Adding Text

Choosing Fonts

Customizing Character Settings

Customizing Paragraph Settings

Working with Tabs

Using Character and Paragraph Styles

Working with Special Characters

Managing Text Content

Illustrator provides powerful features for adding customized text to your artwork. Type can be transformed from simple text to eye-catching visual elements.

Adding Text

Illustrator provides three methods for adding horizontal or vertical text to your artwork: point, area (text frames), and type on a path (Figure 11.1).

FIGURE 11.1 The Type tools group in the Essentials Classic toolbar

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